Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-01-06

srATK1RNrs N BEHALF or TUE HUSBAND AND TIE
WIFE N COURT TO-DAY.

WIFE N COURT TODAY.
The case OF Mrs weltha A. Emmons, which has
long been before the public, was transferred to
court to-day, when a jury summoned by the mar
shall to inquire into Mrs EmmonS sanity met In
the Old Circuit Court room at the city hall This
jury was summoned in response to the witt de
t,esdtieo inQuirendo issued by Judge James last
Friday, upon the petition OF Samuel r. EmmonS
the husband OF Mrs Emmons. The court room
was crowded before IL O'Clock, the hour nxed for
the hearing. The jury summoned was composed
as follows: John p. Hamlin. J. c. Ergood, Aipheus
Middleton, Seaton Perry, George a. Sheehan, James
F. Oyster, E. s. Davis W. D. Clark Joseph Gawler,
B1shrod Robinson, c. c. Bryan and John Key.
worth.
ARRIVAL OF MRS. 1Moxs.
There was stir In the court room about IL
O'Clock when the respondent. Mrs. Emmons ar
rived She was escorted by her counsel, Mr..
Henry ". Garnett, and attended by Miss Crandell,
Lady friend. and her maid. Ms. Emmons, who
attired tastefuly In brown, brocaded street cos
tune with velvet collar. Her brown derby hat
the hearing between Mss and he her ms
and occasionally smiled and whispered to her
companions. Marshal wilson took the bench q
The proceedings were listened to most atten-
Ilvely oy the large gathering, which included
many lawyers physicians and quite q number OF
laSh1onably dressed women.
MI Linden Kent made the opening address to
the Jury, In which he gave sketch OF
THE MARRIED LIFE OF Mr.. AND MRS. RNNoNs.
MI. Emmons, he said, married her in London,
England, August 5, 1875 She brought to her hus-
band, he said, the dowry OF her affection, not one
angle penny OF means. Within short period
after her marriage Mrs Emmons developed dis
tresslng symptoms OF epilepsy. In 1878, while
claimed seriously affected by q fall receiving q
blow on the head. In January, 1852, MI. EN-
mons, omcial duties as government geologist re-
house e1e ie ana Street. as fen'e Tns
following summer she spent at Saratoga,
the summer OF 1883 she spent with him at a home
like. She began, he said, to exhibit eccentncities
which led bis friends to believe that her mind was
4nsound. New Years morning OF 1855, he said,
he presented her with $50 shares OF Bell Telephone
stock, producing an income OFFS 600 year. as she
had expressed dislike at her pecuniary depen-
aen nc upon him; MT Kent enlarged considerably
the spring of 1854 Mrs. Emmons determined to 90
Europe Before leaving she desired her husband
no ner o ~ a,h house and he bought lot cor,
and the lot was sold Mrs. Emnlons lett In
and maid, establishing herself in Kissengen for
the summer and at vienna for the winter. She re-
turned to America without his knowledge. A
Cosmos club was all the notice he had He looked
out and saw Mrs. Emmons standing on the side
walk. She remained for few days at Wormleys.
ihCh ollo WohtCu w SO 10 FtftIcSS MouTUt, anu Ht3
took her there. For some unaccountable reason
she would not stay there; she did not like the
noise OF the surf, and he took her to Long Branch
She refused to take her maid on this trip; she
could not she said, bear the sight of her He sent
her at her request her horses coachman, a maid
and a dressmaker. He was summoned the next
day by telegram from the cOachman. He went
there and found that she left the hotel at IL o'clock
at night in a thunder storm. He found her at
Highlands, near Sandy Hook. Her conduct was
such at Long Branch as to bring her into unenvia-
bic notOriety.